Peyton Hardin
Podcast · 2,828 episodes on record
Does Kin Selection Explain Altruism?
Published
April 21, 2016
Length
32 min
Type
Full
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810 of 2,828
April 21, 2016
Does Kin Selection Explain Altruism?
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Apr 21, 2016
Summary
There's a curious puzzle unanswered by the theory of evolution: why do some animals give up their chance to reproduce to help others reproduce instead? For decades biologists have suggested family was the reason, but that has recently been challenged.
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